Oh, like you haven’t done three long posts in a row over a panty fighter show! With cheesecake, and multiple updates, I might add. 😀

Real, er, second, reason: They’re quick and easy posts to write. I’ve got about four articles started, but they require more serious thought, and Clannad is going to force a rewrite on the one about Kanon. I’m jumping around on those as whim and inspiration takes me. Next one to finish is probably the early season winners/losers. I may need to take screencaps though, so it might not be up until Wed.

Sadly, the refrigerator is starting to kick in. Not so much about the logic (or lack thereof) behind the series, but the problem the writers have with Mayu. For the moment, they’re keeping her inconsistant, but she’s starting to respond to being around Shungo — at this point, when she vamps him, it’s in an accidental or brain-dead manner. Her powers kick in when she’s uncomfortable or in fear, and since she’s afraid of men, just being in the classroom can provoke an incident. But she’s starting to get attached to Shungo, which means her powers don’t trigger against him (never mind his apparent immunity.) This means Reika’s introduction isn’t a plot twist, it’s a plot necessity. She’s got to be there to perform her stated task of “keeping anything immoral from happening.”

If Reika weren’t there, the story might have about four episodes to it. One of two things would happen:

Eventually Shungo would crack before Mayu gets control of her powers. In that case, either he dies, or it turns out he’s really immune.

Eventually Mayu gets full control of her powers, at least around Shungo. In that case, she either decides “why knock a known quantity?” (He’s already defended her several times) and deliberately targets Shungo for seduction, or she moves on to go do whatever succubi do.

Both scenarios ignore the “childhood friends” question, because that could potentially be a byplay or a complete second story arc, as could the “what are Shungo and Ryoko?” question.

I believe the entrance of Reika indicates that there is no intention to take any of these questions seriously. Reika exists to keep the primaries apart, because a jealous competitor is so much better as a chaperone than a sister with a camera. Reika will be the agitator that actively keeps anything from being resolved. I expect 1-2 more episodes introducing people we see in the OP (Ep. 3 looks like the other girls in the school), and then it’s going to settle into a rut. (Argh!) Just another fanservice-fest (sans panties) with absurd sexual situations. Attractive as Mayu may be, I don’t find that overly interesting.

Is there any possibility of this show pulling out a HMT:LV ending? I would be pleasantly surprised, if so.

Edit: argh, this comment didn’t come out right, but lunch was over. I’ll develop it into a brief post and fix the problems.